Goshenite (White Beryl)

An affordable natural alternative; named after Goshen, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA

This colorless member of the Beryl family is also known as Goshenite. It is named after Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts where it was first described.

Interestingly, when the first eyeglasses were made in 13^th century Italy they used either Beryl or Rock Crystal for lenses. Transparent glass still couldn’t be produced then.

White Beryl is a durable gemstone with a hardness of 7.5-8.0 on the Mohs Scale and can easily be used in all types of jewelry.

It is part of the Beryl family which comes in many colors – blue (Aquamarine), green (Emerald & Green Beryl), peach-pink (Morganite), yellow (Heliodor), colorless (White Beryl/Goshenite) and red (Bixbite from Utah).

We have many more shapes and sizes available in White Beryl – please contact us if you don’t find what you are looking for in our online inventory.

click here to see a selection of Goshenite (White Beryl) for sale

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WhiteBeryl_ch_round_6.0mm_0.64cts_N_wb119

WhiteBeryl_princess_12.0mm_7.45cts_N_wb116

WhiteBeryl_trill_pair_5.1mm_0.86cts_N_wb123

WhiteBeryl_princess_pair_6.0mm_2.01cts_N_wb114

WhiteBeryl_round_pair_6.5mm_1.79cts_N_wb103

WhiteBeryl_princess_pair_5.0mm_1.10cts_N_wb104

WhiteBeryl_princess_4.5mm_0.38cts_N_wb117

WhiteBeryl_trill_pair_7.0mm_2.11cts_N_wb102

WhiteBeryl_round_pair_7.0mm_2.10cts_N_wb106

WhiteBeryl_princess_pair_5.0mm_1.19cts_N_wb112

WhiteBeryl_princess_6.0mm_1.00cts_N_wb128

WhiteBeryl_princess_5.5mm_0.71cts_N_wb118

WhiteBeryl_princess_pair_6.0mm_1.86cts_N_wb109

WhiteBeryl_round_pair_7.5mm_2.68cts_N_wb105

WhiteBeryl_princess_pair_4.0mm_0.62cts_N_wb127

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Colors	Colorless
Family/Species	Beryl
Properties	RI = 1.577 (+/-0.016) – 1.583 (+/-0.017) SG = 2.72 (-0.05, +0.12) Dispersion = 0.014 Hardness = 7.5-8 Highly suitable for use in jewelry
Treatments	Colorless beryl is sometimes irradiated to yellow and other colors See policy on Treatment Disclosure
Important information	White Beryl is also known as Goshenite and is from the same family of gemstones as Emerald and Aquamarine It is an inexpensive, natural alternative to use when a colorless stone is desired
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Cuts	Calibrated up to 6mm All standard cuts and free sizes
Mining locations	Brazil, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Madagascar, Zambia and other localities worldwide